kevinlekiller

Any heat problems ?

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kiztope

Thanks!


Steve,
I agree 100% with Red GTI's suggestion... to get tips, and to get ideas!

This was my third or fourth attempt at getting the bezel to look the way it does... basically this was my process:
1. Get a spare Xenarc casing
2. Get a spare Radio bezel
3. Cut the bezel up (to make room for the Xenarc)
4. Sand the Bezel and Xenarc case with medium grit sandpaper (better for adhering everything)
5. Bond the Xenarc to the Radio trim plate using Epoxy
6. Filled in gaps, and major areas with Bondo-glass (body filler that contains fiberglass strands, for strength) to get primary shape
7. Finalized most details/curves with several layers of regular body filler
8. Filled in tiny hole and such with spot filler
9. Several layers of primer & sanding
10. Several light layers of textured paint
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I think I'm going to take the bezel back out, and lightly sand it again, and paint with a flat, or low gloss black... still undecided...



I haven't seen any issues since putting the cover on. I'm pretty happy to see that my fan setup is working pretty good! I'm still waiting on LSXVoid to support SpeedFan, so I can monitor it more closely... I'll let you know.

kevinlekiller

I forgot to tell you , you have a very nice car. Nice work on the bezel for the lcd, it looks nice.

kiztope

Thanks!
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As for a project update, I am currently evaluating the feasability of installing a second battery, for PC use while the car is off... I hate worrying about whether or not the car will start after use!
Any suggestions?

Does anyone here use the pc with their car off, regularly? If so, for how long?

bosstone74

I use mine with the car off and it goes for about 6 hours before the battery is dead, now that was only because I left it on, however I didn't have my radio on either...so if that radio is on, I'd say about 3 hours I've gone before and then started the car and it was ok.

I use a yellow top Optima battery (the bomb).

Looks as if you are using a opus...they are supposed to have a low voltage detector and it's supposed to shut the computer down, so you will have enough juice to start you car, but it's never worked for me, but I do know some people have sent it back and had them adjust theirs so it will shutdown at a voltage of 11 or something like that, instead of 10.

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kiztope

Interesting...
Yea, I'm using an Opus, but I have 2 problems:
1. The Opus doesn't force the PC to do a hard-off, when it is soft-off it is still draining power (usb devices and such, I haven't done the opus USB mod) , so... if the battery is getting low, the PC will turn off, but still drain power.
2. I use remote start, and if the voltage isn't high enough, the car will turn over, but not completely start...

O well...

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bosstone74

I had the usb draining problem too...instead of doing the mod, I sent it in to opus for $20 bucks and they did it. At the same time you could have them adjust the voltage dectection...

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kiztope

I've been thinking about sending it in, but I don't want to be without it for the time that it takes... I may contact them to find out how long it might take...

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kiztope

A small update:
It got a little hotter here in NC & due to temp's inside the fiberglass cover, I installed a 120mm fan (nice and quiet fan that pulls a lot of air) on the pc side and moved the 80mm to the Amp side to expel air. temps dropped dramatically. Now it is working great and staying cool, even in the NC summer!

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